Image: Tango Gameworks Xbox recently announced that four of its older titles would be going multiplatform, and finally detailed which games would be making the leap earlier this week. Among the games is Hi-Fi Rush, Bethesda and Tango Gameworks’ surprising rhythm-action game that came out of nowhere early last year. However, when Hi-Fi Rush was … Read more
Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase 2.21.2024 It’s become a bit of a tradition for Nintendo to drop a Direct presentation every February. That held up this year, but not in the way that some fans expected. Rather than dropping a 40-plus minute presentation highlighting upcoming first-party games, Nintendo released a more casual Partner Showcase today. The … Read more
Nintendo The Nintendo Switch remains wildly popular, so discounts involving the hybrid console, as well as its games and accessories, always attract a lot of attention. We expect more of the same with this year’s Nintendo Switch Presidents’ Day deals, as retailers are giving gamers a chance at huge discounts. If you see something that … Read more
Image: Nintendo After a system update in December last year, bumping the Switch’s firmware up to Version 17.0.1, Nintendo has now quietly released another “rebootless” update. This was once again highlighted by dataminer ‘OatmealDome’ on social media, who shares a brief reminder that “rebootless updates” do not require you to restart your console or take … Read more
Image: Nintendo Life After weeks of rumours, predictions, and general chit-chat, Nintendo has officially announced that the first Nintendo Direct of the year will be a Partner Showcase, taking place on Wednesday 21st February 2024. The Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase February 2024 will be broadcast on YouTube and is set to last for approximately 25 … Read more
Image: Nintendo According to new data from Toyo Keizai, an economics magazine company based in Tokyo, Japan, Nintendo is currently the richest company in the country. As spotted by Install Base forums and X user Pierre485, Nintendo currently boasts a cash and cash equivalent value of roughly $11.44 billion when converted from Japanese yen. According … Read more
Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life Nintendo’s shares in Japan have dropped after last week’s report that the Switch successor will now not be launching until Q1 2025 (thanks, VGC). The company posted a record high for shares last month, as ‘Switch 2 fever’ seemed to be sweeping the globe. However, following the claim by … Read more
Photo: Nintendo After rumors and leaks indicated that Nintendo’s next console would be releasing in the second half of 2024, it appears that the launch has now been pushed back to 2025. This is according to multiple reports, including an O X do Controle video in which journalist Pedro Henrique Lutti Libbe claims to have … Read more
Image: Nintendo Life The rumours about a supposed successor to the Switch continue, and the latest report (which admittedly supports a lot of previous claims) comes from an “exclusive” by Reuters. According to the news agency, Nvidia is currently “building a new business unit” specialising in “designing bespoke chips” for hardware firms – with its … Read more
Image: Zion Grassl / Nintendo Life In a Q&A session following Nintendo’s quarterly financial report earlier this week, company president Shuntaro Furukawa addressed the challenges of transitioning between generational platforms, stating that Nintendo will continue to offer “unique propositions” to stand out from the crowd (thanks, VGC). When asked what risks the company is mindful … Read more